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IN THEIR OWN WORDS

I love my people, my community. I don’t want immigrants like me to feel how I have sometimes felt: out of place in some restaurants or festivals in the city. They should know they deserve to be in those spaces.
Despite barriers to attending college as an undocumented immigrant, this DACA recipient paved her own career path as a content creator to uplift immigrant-owned businesses in Chicago.
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Rocio Villalva looks at Omar Contreras while reviewing a video with Omar Contreras at Dulce De Leech Cafecito in Roscoe Village on Monday, May 11, 2026.Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America